Mamma di Pino

Thin spaghetti with seafood. The Marinara sauce is a seafood sauce. It is well known in Italy. I have heard people refer to the Marinara sauce when they are cooking just pasta with tomatoes sauce. That is not the case in Italy. In Italy, Marinara sauce...

When cutting bell peppers it is important to remove the bitter part from inside, especially when you are serving the bell peppers as appetizers. In the video below, I show to you an easy way to do that. [youtube]sPD7tCgDxcA[/youtube]

Just wanted to share an easy way for cutting celery. I have seen too many people peel celery with a peeler. When you use the peeler with the celery you are taking all off and you are left with almost nothing. Check out my tip on the video...

Serving 2 people Ingredients 3 roasted garlic cloves 1 can (16oz) of chickpeas 3 tbsp of low fat plain yogurt 3 tbsp of sun dried tomatoes pesto 1/2 lemon juice 1/4 tsp cayenne pepper 3 tbsp extra virgin olive oil parsley pinch of...

Serving 2 people Ingredients 4 roasted garlic cloves 1 can (16oz) of chickpeas 2 tbsp of low fat plain yogurt 1/2 lemon juice 1/4 tsp cumin 1/4 tsp cayane pepper (optional) 3 tbsp extra virgin olive oil cilantro salt pepper Preparation In a...

This is a quick delicious dinner that can be done after a long day at work. Ingredients Serving: 4 people 1 lb of Bucatini pasta 1/2 lb Pancetta (Italian bacon) sliced thick and diced 1 onion 1 large can (28 oz) of crushed...

Serving 6 people Ingridient 2 large eggplants (or 3 medium ones) 1 cup grated romano cheese 1 cup parmiggiano regiano cheese 16oz diced mozzarella cheese 8 large eggs minced garlic rosemary 1/4 cup extra virgin olive...

Pasta with chickpeas (or garbanzo beans) Serving: 4 people Ingredients 2 cans of garbanzo beans 2oz extra virgin olive oil 2 cloves garlic A bunch of celery 1 cup (200g) of pasta small (i.e tubetti pasta, elbow pasta,...

This is the Italian version of Cheese Balls. Ingredients: 3 large eggs 1  1/2 cup of grated cheeses (use different type such as Asiago, Fontinella and Parmiggiano) 2 tbsp Italian plain bread crumbs 1 tbsp fresh chopped parsley Vegetable...

This recipe is dedicated to  my son . He requested it. My daughter-in-law, whom I love very much, does not enjoy cooking. My poor son tried to make spaghetti with tuna,  but they ended up buying pizza instead. I'm very proud of him for trying,...